Trump defies credibility in his daily coronavirus briefings, offering self promotion and wishful thinking.
Only a week ago, Trump told Americans the pandemic was nothing to worry about. “Relax,” he said. “We’re doing great.”, he appeared to realize that the crisis will define his presidency and determine whether he wins a second term.
The hospital ships are being refitted and won’t sail for at least two weeks. Trump hasn’t used the Defense Production Act to order any equipment. The newly manufactured masks won’t be available for weeks. For a conventional politician, that would have been a softball question. When it was posed to Vice President Mike Pence, he swung for the bleachers: “I would say, ‘Do not be afraid. Be vigilant.’”
Trump rebuked governors for expecting his administration to provide lifesaving supplies, saying, “We are not a shipping clerk.” But the federal government has stepped up shipments of medical supplies, although many hospitals still face shortages of critical gear.As Trump noted, some companies have begun to retool production lines to produce masks for medical workers and ventilators for patients, although it’s not clear how long that will take.
“Contemporary presidents are especially prone to mistaking spin for reality,” wrote Elaine Kamarck, a Brookings Institution scholar and former Bill Clinton aide. “When people are in trouble, even the most ardent government-haters ask that famous question, ‘Where is the government?’ And for most Americans, the president is the government.”
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